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J. E. HUGHES. RAILWAY LIVE STCK CAR.

bla-454,822. Patented June 23, 1891.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

JOHN E. HUGHES, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TO SPENCER IKENVARD, SEMEN A. VILLIAMSON, AND ROBERT F. ESTES, OF SAME PLACE.

a; RAILWAY LIVE-STOCK CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 454,822, dated June 23, 1891. i

Application led September 13, 1890. Serial Ns. 364,927. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, have invented an Improvement in Railway Live-Stock Cars, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in railway live-stock cars; and the object of the improvement is to facilitate the loading and unloading of live stock from either end or an intermediate point of a train of cars. NVith my improvement, wishing to load a tra-in with live stock, all the ends of the cars are opened and adj usted, except the outer ends of the last cars, making a complete passage throughout. As fast as the most distant cars from chute are loaded the ends are closed until every car is loaded; t-he reverse in unloading. The car set at the chute will be the last car loaded and the first car unloaded. I accomplish these objects by the appliances illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side View of the abutting ends of two cars'coupled together, with adjustable ends opened preparatory to loading or unloading. Fig. 2 is an end view of car with adjustable end open, and shows the use of supporting-chains O O and rod-hooks E E, hereinafter described. Fig. 3 is anend view of car ready for motion, with adjustable end closed and secured by drop A, which is fastened by pins D D and rod-hooks E E, hereinafter described. Fig. at is an end view of a common stock-car without my improvement.

Similar letters refer to the same parts throughout the several views. j

A (the drop) is the'lower fastening for doors, hereinafter referred to, when closed and forms the ioor of the passage-way between the cars when open.

d a are the hinges of drop A.

b b are lateral extensions at the ends of the drop to iit over staples g g, hereinafter referred to.

D D are two pins which pass through staples g g and secure dropv A, when closed by means of fastenings vb b.

H H are two chains which attach the pins D D to car.

F F (two slatted doors) form the greater part of end of car when closed, and the sides of the chute or .passage-way between cars when open.

f f f f represent hinges of doors F F.

E E (two rod-hooks) form the top fastenings for doors F F when closed and braces for same when open.

e e are two staples near corner of car to place rod-hooks E E in to brace and hold firm the doors F F when open.

c' c' are two staples, one in each door F F, to place rod-hooks E E in to fasten doors when closed.

B is an iron apron attached to dropv A to meet or lap according to distance or slack between the ears.

C C are two chains attached to car and drop A to support the drop When down or open, when it" forms the floor of passage-way between cars when loading or unloading.

The doors and parts are made so that they may meet or lap and be secured by the fastenin gs aforesaid.

t What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

In a live-stock car having an open end, the combination of the doors F F, the hooked rods E E, staples c' c' and e e, the drop A, adapt-ed to overlap and fasten the doors when closed, the apron B, and the fastening ZJ, g, and D for the said drop, substantially as described.

JOHN E. HUGHES. Witnesses:

J. WV. WILKINS, JAS. N SOULL. 

